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What started with probiotics and fiber hacks has evolved into one of beverage's most influential wellness platforms. As consumers connect gut health to energy, mood and more, new opportunities are emerging. See where the market is headed—and how BevSource can help you capture it. Learn more

Alcohol consumption has been in decline. Old news, right? One of the only bright spots in the beverage-alcohol category has been the ready-to-drink category, which has grown steadily for the last 10 years.

While total bev-alc dollar sales declined 4.4% year-over-year to $8.7 billion during the four-week period ending June 6, prepared cocktails (wine- and spirits-based RTD cocktails, flavored malt beverages, or FMBs, and hard seltzers) sales grew 0.7%, according to in NIQ-tracked off-premise channels.

Yet, there might be cracks developing in the canned cocktail foundation.

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🍒 GT’s Living Foods is partnering with Cheribundi to release a limited edition flavor for its Synergy line, UNITY x Cheribundi: Shirley Temple. Get the full report here.

👍 Nestlé USA has completed the removal of artificial colors from its U.S. food and beverage portfolio, with all products now free from dyes. Read the story with added analysis.

🐉 Dragon Fruit might be the flavor of the summer, according to Yesly and Caliwater’s new portfolio additions. Check out their new launches, along with more products from Health-Ade, oHy and Cure Hydration in this week’s gallery on BevNET.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters president Laura Szeliga has left the company after five years, exiting the Oregon-based brand two months after Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) acquired Stumptown parent company JDE Peet’s.

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After spending 40 years combined at strategics, the founders of Idaho spirits company 44° North Vodka are taking their RTDs and vodka in the opposite direction of the global brands they’ve stewarded in the past and getting hyper regional.

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In the latest episode of Taste Radio, the hosts reflect on the energy and connections that defined BevNET Live NYC 2026, the emergence of kanna-based beverage brands, preview upcoming events, including the Summer Fancy Food Show and several Taste Radio meetups, and explore the challenges and opportunities of developing products that resonate with both parents and kids, from protein-packed oat milk to better-for-you sodas. 

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